Woman’s Club Awards Scholarships

Woman’s Club Awards Scholarships

By Marcia Jennings

On May 3rd, the Woman’s Club of Holtville held its yearly award luncheon honoring excellence in education. Mary Jane Kirchenbauer, Scholarship Chair, presented three qualifying students with their scholarships.

Woman’s Club of Holtville scholarship winners this year include Katrina Esparza, Taylor Travis and Marina Burfield. Presenting the awards is Mary Jane Kirchenbauer.

The students are:

KATRINA ESPARZA
1st Place Winner
Betty Hill Nursing Memorial Scholarship
Katrina is attending Imperial Valley College.
Her motivation for success: Her family has taught her to value self-reliance.

TAYLOR TRAVIS
2nd Place Winner
Education for Life Scholarship Woman’s Club of Holtville
Taylor will be attending Oklahoma State. Her major is in Bio-Chemistry and Molecular Biology.
Her motivation for succeeding: She has to. She wants to be a doctor.
(Taylor, by the way, is Mary Jane Kirchenbauer’s granddaughter.)

MARINA BURFIELD
1st Place Winner/2nd Place Winner
Education for Life Scholarship Woman’s Club of Holtville/DeAnza District Scholarship Winner
She will be attending South Western Oregon Community College. Her major is Agricultural Chemistry
Her motivation for success: Her parents have instilled these values in her.

The Woman’s Club of Holtville wishes each and every one of these young ladies future success in all their endeavors.